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Learning to live in a Technical World

Sun Tribune Editor | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 9 months AGO
by Sun Tribune EditorTed Escobar
| April 28, 2016 6:00 AM

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Wahluke High School’s Natalia Nevarez and Jessica Arellano will attend the Technology Students Association nationals in Nashville, Tenn. from June 28-July 2. Sharing the photograph with them are TSA Advisors Myron Hamilton, left, and Arthur Morken.

MATTAWA — Jessica Arellano from Wahluke High School and Wahluke Junior High School’s Natalia Nevarez will attend the Technology Student Association National Convention this summer as a result of their efforts at the state TSA Convention recently.

The state convention, held at the SeaTac DoubleTree saw the participation of 20 junior high and 14 high school students from Wahluke. There were several competitions.

“This opportunity connected the students’ engineering design studies to the relevance of design and the economics that help drive Washington State,” TSA Advisor Arthur Morken said.

Wahluke students were able to visit the Everett Boeing airplane manufacturing plant during the trip, thanks in part to a grant from the Gene Haas Foundation.

Wahluke High School students Brayan Santiago and Maggie Arlt placed in the top five in the high school woodworking competition. Nevarez took second place in the junior high CAD (Computer Aided Design) Foundation’s competition, and Erik Godinez took first in junior high woodworking competition.

One of the highlights of the trip for Wahluke students was to see Arellano voted in as the State TSA vice-president. She will spend the next year promoting the mission of TSA, helping organize Technology Student Associations around the state.

There were more than 30 competitions and approximately 1,200 students in attendance.

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